SHERIDAN, WYOMING – December 4, 2025 – If you like your holiday season with a side of charts, challenges and crypto adrenaline, Phemex’s new Futures Trading Apex Competition is basically an extended New Year’s Eve for traders. The user-focused cryptocurrency exchange is closing out 2025 with a global, gamified futures contest running from December 4 to 31, putting a total of 450,000 USDT in prizes on the line.
A global futures competition with room for newcomers
Rather than just rewarding a handful of whales at the top of the leaderboard, Phemex has structured the Apex Competition to feel more like a community event. One of the most interesting design choices: 30% of the prize pool is specifically reserved for newcomers to the Phemex ecosystem.
That dual-track structure means fresh faces can shine alongside experienced traders, and new sign-ups aren’t automatically squeezed out by high-volume veterans. For anyone curious about futures trading and looking for extra motivation to refine their strategy, it turns the usual “pro-only” feel of a big contest into something a bit more open.
Daily battles, dynamic rewards and a gamified twist
Instead of a single, long scoreboard, the Apex Competition breaks the month into multiple ways to win. There are 28 daily ROI battles, each with a fixed 2,000 USDT prize pool and a minimum entry volume of 1,000 USDT. That creates bite-sized challenges where you can test ideas, reset after a bad day and avoid pinning your hopes on just one big trade.
On top of that, both weekly and monthly rankings come with dynamic rewards unlocked based on the community’s total trading volume. The more active the crowd, the larger the prize pot that gets opened up for everyone. It’s a structure designed to reward consistent participation rather than just one lucky move.
Adding to the fun, Phemex is layering in four cycles of “Mystery Box” missions worth a combined 94,000 USDT. Traders can collect ETH, gold and other bonuses by completing tasks that refresh each cycle, with highly active participants able to earn up to 13 mystery boxes during the event. It’s a classic gaming mechanic reimagined for the futures arena, making the experience feel more like a seasonal event in your favorite game than a dry financial contest.
3 ways to treat this competition like a learning lab
Even if you’re not chasing the top prize, a structured event like this can be a useful sandbox for improving your skills:
- Practice discipline under pressure. A defined start and end date helps you set clear rules for yourself: maximum position sizes, daily loss limits and specific times to trade rather than staring at charts 24/7.
- Experiment with small, focused strategies. Use the daily battles to test different approaches on a modest scale, noting what actually works for you instead of copying random social media calls.
- Lean into the missions for structure. Mystery Box tasks can give you a checklist-style way to stay engaged without overtrading – especially if you treat them as prompts for learning, not just rewards.
Remember: crypto futures are high risk
Underneath the gamified surface, this is still futures trading on cryptocurrency – a product class that can be extremely volatile and is not suitable for everyone. Leverage can magnify losses as easily as gains, and prize pools don’t change the underlying risk of the market.
If you decide to join, it’s worth treating the competition as you would any speculative activity: never trade money you can’t afford to lose, take time to understand the mechanics of futures and margin, and make sure you’re aware of the full competition rules, conditions and regional restrictions on the official site.
What Phemex is clearly aiming for with the Futures Trading Apex Competition is a more playful, community-driven way to close out the trading year – one that blends global participation, game-like missions and frequent chances to land on the leaderboard. For experienced futures traders, it’s a chance to stress-test their skills in a high-energy environment; for curious newcomers, it’s a structured, time-limited event that can help turn theory into practice, as long as they stay mindful of the risks.
Learn more about the Phemex Futures Trading Apex Competition and see the full rules at https://phemex.com/.